GENERAL: Really emerged as top face-off guy...Had tremendous sophomore campaign...Integral part of team's success last season...Comes from a prestigious high school lacrosse program...Tenacious on defense...Very good at getting the ball up off the ground...Hard worker...A true competitor.

2008: Started all 16 games at faceoff...Led the MAAC (4th in the nation) with 6.06 ground balls per game...Second in the MAAC (11th in the nation) with a 57.7% face-off percentage...Led the team with 97 ground balls.

2007: Played in all 16 games...Had four shots...Led team and ranked first in conference with 88 ground balls scooped...Recorded .610 face-off percentage, leading conference...Finished second in the MAAC averaging 5.50 ground balls per game.

2006: Appeared in two games...Picked up two ground balls.

BEFORE SIENA: Lettered two years of lacrosse at West Islip High School...Helped guide the squad to the County Championship.

PERSONAL: Born February 5, 1987 in Stony Brook, N.Y...Son of John and Karen Montgomery...A triplet, has a sister, Erin, who plays on the women's lacrosse team at Siena...Brother Travis plays defense for the Saints...Chose Siena because of its academics and lacrosse program.

BRECHT ON MONTGOMERY: "Scott emerged as our starting face-off player during his sophomore year and has really sunk his teeth into that part of the game, which directly correlated to our success last season."

year	GP	G	A	Pts	Shots	Shot%	GWG	UP	DN	GB	TO	CT	Pen	PIM	Faceoff	Pct.
2006	2	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0-2	.000
2007	16	0	0	0	4	.000	0	0	0	88	10	0	2	2.0	150-246	.610
2008	16	0	0	0	4	.000	0	0	0	97	15	1	0	0.0	146-253	.577
2009	18	2	0	2	5	.400	1	0	0	97	10	2	7	5.5	167-300	.557
Totals	52	2	0	2	13	.154	1	0	0	294	35	3	9	7.5	463-801	.578

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